jpdb beta

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

1

incident; affair; happening; event

3

alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

2

invisibly; secretly; privately

1

cask wrapped in straw matting; beggar

1

rice bowl; tea cup; teacup

1

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

2

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

1

red-light district

1

opium den

1

market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market

1

to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell

1

debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money

2

tax

1

falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency

1

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

1

to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for

2

debt; liabilities

1

settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)

1

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

2

spirit world; underworld; the next world

1

good scolding

1

to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

1

threat; menace

1

to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

5

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

6

shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom

1

in one's imagination

1

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

1

rule of thumb

2

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

2

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

3

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

2

here and there; in places

2

every street corner; every crossing

1

guard; sentinel; garrison

21

half-moon; half a month; semicircle

1

curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade

9

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

4

to have an eye on; to zero in on

1

pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance

2

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

1

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

1

say; well; um; er

1

side; flank

2

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

1

idiotic; dolt; bonehead

1

of good character; kindhearted; good-natured

2

hood; kerchief

9